Rasht County

Rasht County

Persian: شهرستان رشت
Rasht County Persian: شهرستان رشت
County
	Location of Rasht County in Gilan province (center, pink)
	Location of Gilan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 37°14′N 49°41′E / 37.233°N 49.683°E
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
Capital	Rasht
Districts	Central, Khoshk-e Bijar, Kuchesfahan, Lasht-e Nesha, Sangar
Population (2016)
• Total	956,971
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
	Rasht County at GEOnet Names Server

Rasht County (Persian: شهرستان رشت) is in Gilan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Rasht.^[4]

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History

he village of Luleman was converted to a city in 2009.^[5] The village of Pir Bazar became a city in 2020.^[6] In the same year, Khomam District was separated from the county in the establishment of Khomam County.^[7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 847,680 in 244,613 households.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 918,445 people in 293,448 households.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 956,971 in 321,703 households.^[3]

Administrative divisions

Rasht County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Rasht County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[8]	2011^[9]	2016^[3]
Central District	624,507	696,576	740,985
Howmeh RD	20,703	20,664	20,449
Lakan RD	21,251	11,480	15,209
Pasikhan RD	10,018	7,523	8,723
Pir Bazar RD	21,374	16,958	16,609
Pir Bazar (city)^[a]
Rasht (city)	551,161	639,951	679,995
Khomam District^[b]	52,050	53,600	54,860
Chapar Khaneh RD	11,620	10,774	9,967
Chukam RD	15,772	14,314	13,533
Kateh Sar-e Khomam RD	11,757	11,406	10,463
Khomam (city)	12,901	17,106	20,897
Khoshk-e Bijar District	28,051	27,249	26,102
Hajji Bekandeh-ye Khoshk-e Bijar RD	9,973	9,793	9,282
Nowsher-e Khoshk-e Bijar RD	10,600	10,323	9,575
Khoshk-e Bijar (city)	7,478	7,133	7,245
Kuchesfahan District	49,278	48,079	45,823
Balasbaneh RD	19,437	18,496	17,019
Kenar Sar RD	7,102	6,497	6,111
Luleman RD	14,388	10,078	5,241
Kuchesfahan (city)	8,351	9,450	10,026
Luleman (city)^[c]		3,558	7,426
Lasht-e Nesha District	36,316	33,972	31,894
Aliabad-e Ziba Kenar RD	9,606	9,215	7,764
Gafsheh-ye Lasht-e Nesha RD	9,187	8,072	7,799
Jirhandeh-ye Lasht-e Nesha RD	6,652	6,023	5,792
Lasht-e Nesha (city)	10,871	10,662	10,539
Sangar District	57,478	58,969	57,303
Eslamabad RD	20,296	19,261	17,659
Sangar RD	16,808	15,513	14,475
Saravan RD	13,986	14,041	12,586
Sangar (city)	6,388	10,154	12,583
Total	847,680	918,445	956,971
RD = Rural District

Notes

↑ Became a city after the 2016 census^[6]
↑ Transferred to Khomam County after the 2016 census^[7]
↑ Merger of several villages^[5]

References

↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 November 2025). "دهستان سنگر, بخش سنگر [Sangar Rural District, Sangar District], Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 November 2025.
↑ "6MMM+88P Dalecheh, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان گیلان به مرکزیت شهر رشت [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 975475A9-5706-45C0-82E2-1A579CFF751D. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (27 September 2009) [مصوب 1388/07/05 (Approved on 1388/07/05) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. شناخته شدن روستاي لولمان از توابع بخش كوچصفهان شهرستان رشت دراستان گيلان به عنوان شهر لولمان [‌Recognition of the village of Luleman from the functions of Kuchesfahan District of Rasht County in Gilan province as the city of Luleman]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 124796/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
1 2 Jahangiri, Eshaq (30 December 2020) [مصوب 1399,10,10 (Approved on 1399/10/10) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تبديل روستاي پير بازار مركز دهستان پيربازار بخش مركزي شهرستان رشت استان گيلان به شهر [‌Approval letter regarding the conversion of Pir Bazar village, the center of Pir Bazar Rural District, Central District of Rasht County, Gilan province, into a city]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 46148. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
1 2 Jahangiri, Eshaq (1 November 2020) [1399,08,11 تاریخ تصویب (Approval date 1399/08/11) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه درخصوص تغييرات و اصلاحات تقسيماتي در استان گيلان [‌Letter of approval regarding the changes and reforms of divisions in Gilan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 24876. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[10] Became a city after the 2016 census^[6]

[11] Transferred to Khomam County after the 2016 census^[7]

[12] Merger of several villages^[5]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (17 November 2025). "دهستان سنگر, بخش سنگر [Sangar Rural District, Sangar District], Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 November 2025.

[2] "6MMM+88P Dalecheh, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 November 2025.

[2016_Gilan_Province-3] 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Gilan_Province_Structure-4] Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان گیلان به مرکزیت شهر رشت [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 975475A9-5706-45C0-82E2-1A579CFF751D. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.

[Luleman_City-5] 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (27 September 2009) [مصوب 1388/07/05 (Approved on 1388/07/05) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. شناخته شدن روستاي لولمان از توابع بخش كوچصفهان شهرستان رشت دراستان گيلان به عنوان شهر لولمان [‌Recognition of the village of Luleman from the functions of Kuchesfahan District of Rasht County in Gilan province as the city of Luleman]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 124796/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2025.

[Pir_Bazar_City-6] 1 2 Jahangiri, Eshaq (30 December 2020) [مصوب 1399,10,10 (Approved on 1399/10/10) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تبديل روستاي پير بازار مركز دهستان پيربازار بخش مركزي شهرستان رشت استان گيلان به شهر [‌Approval letter regarding the conversion of Pir Bazar village, the center of Pir Bazar Rural District, Central District of Rasht County, Gilan province, into a city]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 46148. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2025.

[Khomam_County_Establishment-7] 1 2 Jahangiri, Eshaq (1 November 2020) [1399,08,11 تاریخ تصویب (Approval date 1399/08/11) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه درخصوص تغييرات و اصلاحات تقسيماتي در استان گيلان [‌Letter of approval regarding the changes and reforms of divisions in Gilan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 24876. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2025.

[2006_Gilan_Province-8] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_Gilan_Province-9] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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